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The Lord Chancellor has announced a new flagship court specifically designed to tackle cyber crime, fraud, and economic crime will reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading legal centre. Developed in partnership with the City of London Corporation and the judiciary, the cutting edge, purpose-built court, which will also deal with business and property work […]

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The Ministry of Defence’s hunt for gamers and amateur coders to become cyber reserves has led to a massive increase in applications, creating an elite force of specialists ready to support operations using their unique cyber skills. Speaking at a reception for Reservists in the House of Commons, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson praised the role […]

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New research carried out by BAE Systems has revealed that half of mid-sized businesses cite a lack of skilled staff as a top security monitoring concern as the skills gap continues to challenge organisations, large and small. The study commissioned by the Company and conducted via Spiceworks, surveyed 600 IT decision-makers in the UK and […]

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Lockheed Martin has announced plans to expand its cyber operations at Port San Antonio’s Project Tech complex. The company is the first tenant at Project Tech—a new development in the heart of the campus specifically tailored to support the growth of the region’s cybersecurity and other advanced technology sectors. Lockheed Martin’s Cyber Solutions operations will be housed […]

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Artificial intelligence has helped to expose a campaign of cyber attacks carried out by the so-called Thrip group. Symantec’s Targeted Attack Analytics (TAA) technology employed advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover the campaign, which targeted satellite communications, telecoms, geospatial imaging, and defence specialists in the United States and Southeast Asia. The AI alerted Symantec’s Attack […]

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A new survey has revealed that nearly half of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year. According to the 2018 Hiscox Small Business Cyber Risk Report, which surveyed 4,103 professionals responsible for their organisation’s cyber security strategy, 47% of the small businesses s had at least one cyber attack in the past […]

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During a visit to Estonia, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă confirmed that her country would join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn next year. For the uninitiated, CCDCOE is a NATO-accredited hub for cyber defence which focuses on research and training initiatives and real-world exercises. Based in Estonia, the international […]

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A new report from the US Department of Homeland Security has revealed that is has identified malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government. The Malware Analysis Report (MAR) follows President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s historic meeting in Singapore last week. The Department of Homeland Security’s MAR put together in […]

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The Bank of England has warned banks they need to be better prepared for the increasing threat of cyber attacks and technology failure. In his speech at the 20th Annual Operational Risk Europe conference in London, Lyndon Nelson, deputy CEO & Executive Director of the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority highlighted the threat posed […]

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The European Parliament has voted on a resolution to establish a more robust defence in the face of increasing malicious cyber attacks. The cyber defence resolution, passed by 476 votes to 151, with 36 abstentions, recognised that Russia, China and North Korea, in addition to non-state actors, had conducted malicious cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in […]

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